5 min readNew DelhiOct 30, 2026 07:41 AM IST First published on: Oct 30, 2026 at 05:30 AM IST

On July 19, 2023, seven days after Intel India chief Nivruti Rai was appointed Managing Director and CEO of Invest India, the Commerce and Industry Ministry praised her in a press statement for her “illustrious 29 years at Intel as a global business and technology leader” and for having received “the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar”. She was given a three-year tenure.

Amid scrutiny by auditors, internal committees and senior officials of the Commerce and Industry (C&I) Ministry, Rai has received a “short-term interim extension of six months” until January 2027, sources in the government said. She continues to be the MD and CEO of Invest India until then.